With less then a week until the quarter ends, still working the dealers, very close on one of the deals, but they still need to come down a few thousand on price. I’m not happy about oil prices coming down or the improving spring weather but those are variables aren’t in my control.
Maybe a deal with happen today on the State Budget or maybe I’ll end up with a new truck by mid-day. Though there is still six days to run out the clock, and the deals I’m working on could sell out ot somebody willing to paid an absurdly high premium. And if that’s game they want to play, we can run out the clock. I don’t care that much, a nice truck for a good price, is something I’m open to but it’s toy to me. I can live without. And regardless, It’s tough with my work schedule to get to dealership, but I can always put a deposit down over the phone or call a friend to run a check over to them.
It’s so exciting and fun, though I’m increasingly sleep deprived as I continue to make the decision that will likely define my life between now and retirement. I do concede things may blow up between now and next Tuesday, trucks could sell, or negogations break down. I’ve seen many years when that happens with the State Budget. It was a late night over at the Pine Bush Meeting but we got a lot of things done. Another public hearing tonight about another development. Missed one last night, somehow it got overlooked on the agenda, it’s my fault I’ve been so busy. And work has been just insane this week, while I continue to text and call dealerships. No, I can’t come into your shop. Don’t you know I have a job to make SuperDuty kind of money. Spent over an hour talking to Ford Customer support to see if they could help make the deal.
As I have another meeting tonight, 🚌 I will be busing it to work, and then over to Lynne’s house at 6 PM. More database update, 💾 and whatever other craziness comes my way. Lots of coffee ☕ to stay wired. And then some weed to chill out and sleep when I get home, I don’t need to study more window stickers, dealers offers, and calculating numbers 🧮 into the wee hours of the night. 🛏️ The whole thing is kind of insane, as the hours grow thin on the month ⏳ as the game of chicken continues. 🐔 Honestly, I may be just walking next month, 👣 or riding my bike everywhere. That might be for the best, as I save so much money not driving and staying home. It’s kind of insane in many ways, but then again everything is in this world a giant clown car, as I listen to more Arlo Guthrie.
Chase Lake in Fulton County is a remote 70 acre lake that can be accessed via Pinnacle Road in Bleecker, which is between Caroga Lake and Bensen on County Route 125. It is a 2.5 mile back along a red-blazed trail, with a yellow-spur to the tent site on the southern end of the lake.
That’s the message from a United Nations report released late Sunday that looked at how much energy from the sun is absorbed by the Earth or reflected back into space.
Researchers found the gap between the two is the biggest since measurements began in 1960, meaning more of the sun’s heat energy is now staying on Earth. And that energy imbalance is heating up the oceans, atmosphere, and frozen regions of the world, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Global Climate report.
Lincoln Park is more than just a green space in Albany; it is a geographic record of the city’s evolution from a colonial frontier to an industrial hub and, finally, a center for public recreation. Carved by the waters of the Beaver Kill, the park’s deep ravine has served as a battlefield, a source of industrial power, and a sanctuary for generations of residents.
The park’s history began violently in 1626 with a skirmish between Dutch settlers and the Mohawk tribe, a conflict that shaped early colonial relations in the Hudson Valley. As the city grew in the 18th and 19th centuries, the area transitioned into an industrial engine. The clay-rich soil fueled local brickyards, while the Beaver Kill powered mills and breweries. The stream’s “Buttermilk Falls” became a local landmark, named for the frothy runoff from nearby beer production. During this era, the site also became a hub for American science; the 1852 office of famed geologist James Hall still stands within the park today as a National Historic Landmark.
The shift from industry to leisure began at the turn of the 20th century. In 1900, the Albany Mother’s Club established the city’s first public playground on the grounds, signaling a new era of urban planning focused on community health. Originally called Beaver Park, it was renamed Lincoln Park in 1916 to honor the 16th president. The park’s most iconic feature, the massive horseshoe-shaped Lincoln Park Pool, was completed in 1930. Replacing a dangerous natural swimming hole known as “Rocky Ledge,” the pool became a symbol of accessible recreation during the Great Depression, sometimes hosting over 10,000 swimmers in a single day.
Today, Lincoln Park is recognized on the National Register of Historic Places. It remains a vital community anchor, blending its rugged natural topography with a legacy of social progress—a transformation from a rugged “buttermilk” ravine into the “people’s park” of Albany.
Though there is still six days to run out the clock, and the deals I’m working on could sell out ot somebody willing to paid an absurdly high premium. And if that’s game they want to play, we can run out the clock. I don’t care that much, a nice truck for a good price, is something I’m open to but it’s toy to me. I can live without. And regardless, It’s tough with my work schedule to get to dealership, but I can always put a deposit down over the phone or call a friend to run a check over to them.
though I’m increasingly sleep deprived as I continue to make the decision that will likely define my life between now and retirement. I do concede things may blow up between now and next Tuesday, trucks could sell, or negogations break down. I’ve seen many years when that happens with the State Budget. It was a late night over at the Pine Bush Meeting 
but we got a lot of things done. Another public hearing tonight about another development. Missed one last night, somehow it got overlooked on the agenda, it’s my fault I’ve been so busy. 
And work has been just insane this week, while I continue to text and call dealerships. No, I can’t come into your shop. Don’t you know I have a job to make SuperDuty kind of money. Spent over an hour talking to Ford Customer support to see if they could help make the deal. 
